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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 02:35 PM
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Whats a good mileage to change it? I have an '06 4.2L SEL. It has 104,500 miles on it.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 03:48 PM
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If to your knowledge it has never been changed, DO IT NOW!!!
 
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by hanky
If to your knowledge it has never been changed, DO IT NOW!!!

Yikes! Anything else I should do to her while she's in there? (I did a tune up @ 99k).
 
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 04:49 PM
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.....Well, now I'm reading online, these vans have chains- not belts.

Can someone confirm?
 
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 04:51 PM
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No belt on a 4.2
 
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 04:53 PM
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Might give a general idea of what/when against anything you've already done..

https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenan...les/Getymm.asp
 
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Hayapower
Might give a general idea of what/when against anything you've already done..

https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenan...les/Getymm.asp

Very helpful, thanks!
 
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 05:10 PM
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Hayapower, thanks for correcting my error regarding the belt when I should have known it had a chain.
 
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Old Apr 24, 2013 | 06:46 AM
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They do have a serpentine drive belt. It should come due soon.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2014 | 08:15 PM
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there are not belts on ford vans, timing belts are for jap crap vans not for fords, ford use chains.
 
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